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Transformative Curricula and Teaching Practices to Meet Labour Market Needs in Tertiary Agricultural Education in Africa.
(CABI International, 2021-01-01)
This chapter describes and analyzes labour market conditions and policy, as well as programme options for improving the economic and social relevance of agricultural training in African higher education institutions. The ...
Measuring the Immeasurable: Designing and Validating Assessments of Spiritual Intelligence as a Core Component of SEL in Faith-Based School Contexts in Ghana and Botswana.
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2026-01)
In an era where holistic education is gaining prominence, spiritual intelligence is emerging as a critical yet under-assessed component of students' personal and social development. This study aimed to develop and validate ...
Competitiveness of the South African citrus fruit industry in the global market and its macroeconomic determinants.
(Emerald Publishing, 2026-01-20)
Purpose – To assess South Africa’s (SA’s) citrus export competitiveness in the global market and identify its macroeconomic drivers. Design/methodology/approach – The Normalized Revealed Comparative Advantage (NRCA) index ...
Sources of declining beef export competitiveness under preferential trade arrangements: the case of Botswana.
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2026-01-12)
Despite preferential trade in its export markets, Botswana has experienced declining beef export competitiveness (BEC) since the mid-1970s. We applied an Autoregressive Distributed Lag model to data for 1962–2023 to identify ...
Gender Disparities and Board Representation in Zimbabwe.
(Econjournals, 2024-12-06)
Approximately one-third of the world’s GDP is held by the 500 biggest firms worldwide. Nonetheless, barely 25% of Fortune 500 board members and <6.7% of board chairs worldwide were female in 2021. The aim of this paper is ...
Effect of market participation on household welfare among smallholder goat farmers in Botswana
(University of Life Sciences in Poznan, 2021-03-03)
Goat farming is a major livelihood activity for most smallholder farmers in Botswana. To ensure sustainable livelihoods for these farmers, a shift from the prevalent traditional and subsistence system to a more market-oriented ...
Market prospects and willingness to pay for indigenous products: The case of Morama (Tylosema esculentum)
(Academic Journals, 2020-06)
This study analyzes the market potential of the underutilized indigenous Morama (Tylosema esculentum) products by determining the consumers’ preferences and willingness to pay. Simple random sampling was used to select 372 ...
Determinants of household’s choice of livelihood diversification strategies in Chobe district, Botswana
(African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD), 2020-12-31)
To ensure reduced poverty levels and improved standard of living, the government of Botswana is aiming at diversifying its economy from mining to agriculture, industry, manufacturing, services and tourism. However, there ...
Academic integrity under scrutiny: a cross-country investigation into examination malpractice and plagiaristic behavior among pre-tertiary students in Ghana and Botswana.
(BioMed Central LTD, 2026-01-26)
Academic integrity has emerged as a critical concern within global education systems, particularly with the rise of digital technologies that provide students with unprecedented access to information, facilitating academic ...
Distribution, traditional utilization, processing, and health benefits associated with the consumption of morama bean [Tylosema escululetum (Burch.)]: a survey from selected districts of Botswana.
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2025-02-03)
Morama bean [Tylosema escululetum (Burch.)] is a nutrient-dense underutilized legume that can address protein-energy and micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries. An ethnographic study using a snowball sampling ...